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| Mao's Last Dancer Meets Indonesia - Chinese Diaspora in Indonesia | |
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| Mao's Last Dancer Meets Indonesia - Chinese Diaspora in Indonesia
Stuart Pearson the author of Bittersweet - A Chinese Indonesian Story will be speaking at Asia Bookroom on Tuesday November 17th at 6pm. We have read about the Diaspora of the Jews, the Scots, Irish, African and Italians, but one group overshadows them all – the Chinese. Between 1800 and 1900 it is estimated that about 25 million Chinese left their homeland for destinations overseas. This is possibly the largest migration in history and is called the Chinese Diaspora. We are just beginning to learn about this phenomenon through books such as Wild Swans (1994), Falling Leaves (1997), and Mao’s Last Dancer (2003). Yet these books focus on the Chinese who went to Western countries, such as Canada, America and Australia. However, the majority of overseas Chinese did not go to the West. Instead approximately eighty per cent of all overseas Chinese went to live in South East Asia and four countries in particular (Indonesia 7.2m, Thailand 5.8m, Malaysia 5.2m, and Singapore 2.0m). To date, very little has been written about the Chinese in Indonesia and according to one academic source hardly anything in the English language. What was it like for the Chinese to live amongst people who never entirely accepted them and would sometimes become violent towards them? How did they survive and grow when life for many was hanging by a thread? Bittersweet covers four generations of one Chinese family’s life in Indonesia, starting with the arrival of the first family member from Shandong, China in the 1830s until the present day. In particular the book details the life of An Utari Sudibjo, the fourth generation of that family, who lived through a period of tumultuous change from the high point of Dutch colonialism to Suharto’s New Order Government. Read The Jakarta Post's review of Bittersweet The Jakarta Post's review of Bittersweet. Sure to be a fascinating night - don't miss it! When: Tuesday November 17 at 6pm Where: Asia Bookroom, Lawry Place, Macquarie. ACT Admission by gold coin donation. All money raised will go towards the excellent work done by NTA East Indonesia Aid RSVP: By Monday November 16 to 62515191 or Email Us |
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